The Hang Art Gallery Analysis

This modern architecture, called the “Hang Art Gallery,” located on 565 Sutter Street of San Francisco, was designed by a famous architect named Willis Polk and was constructed in 1921. The original owners were Chamberlain and Proctor, but the builder for this particular building is unknown; though the architecture is built to portray both ancient Greek and Roman features. The structure demonstrates the ancient columns, or orders, that was once used to support not only ordinary architecture, but also religious temples. This architecture currently functions not only as an art gallery, but also below it, are some clothing boutiques. As both the Roman and the Greeks displayed their sculpted deities and emperors in their architecture, this modern …show more content…
Yet, there are many more Roman elements featured on these orders. Unlike the Greeks, the swelling of the shaft starts to become more narrow, not much emphasis was put into the entasis. The capital of the order is a lot more simplified, and appears to be slender. The thinning of the capital, however, makes it appear a lot more detailed than those of the Greek’s. In addition, the orders had a base attached at the bottom of the column. The attachment of the base was the Roman’s modification, and the column has come to be known as the Truscan order. Although, the entablature is designed to look more like the Roman Composite order with the mixture of the Greek Corinthian order. There are various components of these orders within the building. At the top of the orders, the architecture illustrates the three layered architrave. Then, there is the traditional frieze, and the hybrid between the Composite cornice and the Corinthian dentil. The architrave has three layers, each layer is portraying different thickness and size. Then on top of the architrave, the building has a thin looking frieze. Finally at the peak of the roof, the Corinthian order dentil is layered on top of the Composite order cornice. This modern building was also painted green, making the architecture more lively and vibrant. The Greeks and the …show more content…
The Temple of Aphaia, and The Pantheon are great examples for displaying their sculpted deities within the architecture, and it is seen as a form of art in ancient and modern society. Just like how these ancient Europeans displayed their form of art, the Hang Art Gallery also has many of the modern day arts displayed in the interior of the building. Below Hang Art, there are two clothing stores (The Designer Cosigner & Trendy Mondays Finn Boutique), which has clothed mannequins installed behind the windows. These mannequins are comparable to the sculpted Gods and Goddesses by the way they are presented. Although one may serve as a religious icon, and the other for commercial purposes, there is no doubt that both were exhibited for the public to explore and to